Target



A. STRAKA Nov. 3, 1936.

TARGET Filed Oct. 11, 1934 Patented Nov. 3, 1936 per cent to R. JaromirPsenka and twenty-five per cent to Frank De Giorgi, both of Chicago,Ill.

Application October 11, 1934, Serial No. 747,977

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in targets, particularly of theindicating type.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a target having amanikin or other indicating device slidably arranged therein adapted tobe released from a retracted position within the target when aprojectile strikes a restricted area on the target.

A further object of this invention is to provide a target havingindicating means as above described adapted to be released by means of abutton which is provided with a latch adapted to engage a keeper formedin the indicating member.

A further object of this invention is to provide means for limiting theprojection of the indicator from the target after the same has beenreleased as by means of a projectile striking the button in a restrictedarea.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring the course of the following description forming a part of thisspecification and taken with the drawing wherein Figure l is a frontelevational view of the device embodying this invention illustrating indotted lines the indicator in the form of a manikin;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the target illustrating thecover plate removed for clearly showing the manner in which the manikinindicator is retracted within a cut-away portion formed in the target;and

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Figure1 looking in the direction of the arrows illustrating in enlarged detailthe construction and arrangement of the indicator tripping device.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustrating the inventionand wherein like reference characters will be employed to designate likeparts throughout the same, the reference character 5 will generally beemployed to designate a disk-shaped plate having an enlarged centralportion 6 and having a diametrical guideway 1 at one side thereof formedby crescentshaped plates 3 arranged in opposite spaced relation andsecured to the plate 5 by means of fastening elements 9. A disk-shapedplate l overlies the plates 8 and is secured to the plates and 8 by thefastening elements 9, the outer face of the plate Ill having concentriccircles thereon after the fashion of a rifle practice target.

Slidably received within the guide way "I is a manikin ll having legportions I2, the extremities of which are bent outwardly and upwardly asat l3 to slidably engage the adjacent straight edges of the plates 8 andwhen the manikin is in its outermost position the ends [3 of the legswill engage stop shoulders [4 formed on the plates 8. Projection devicesl5 such as elastic cords are connected to the foot portions 13 as at I8while the opposite ends are connected by staples H to the opposite sidesof the guideway outwardly of the abutment shoulders l4.

Slidably mounted within the enlarged portion 5 of the disk 5 is aU-shaped latch l8 slidably guided in a cross member [9 located in a bore20 in the center of the enlarged portion 6. The other leg of theU-shaped latch I8 is adapted to slide in an opening 2| and has its freeend as at 22 presented for entry within the keeper 23 formed in one sideof the manikin H in substantially the center thereof. The opposite endof the U-shaped latch I8 is provided with a button 24 freely movablewith an opening 25 formed in the face plate It). Encircling the U-shapedlatch l8 between the guide is and button 24 is a coil spring 26 adaptedto normally move the free end 22 of the latch into engagement with thekeeper opening 23.

When the manikin H is in its retracted position as shown in Figure 2,the target maybe set in position for target practice and may form theobjective of rifle bullets, arrows, or other projectiles. Should one ofthe projectiles aimed at the target strike the center button 24 thereof,the indicating manikin l I will be released by means of the latch I8 andprojected by the spring devices l5 such as elastic cords or the like andthe manikin indicator will assume the position shown in Figure 2, beinglimited in its projected movement by the ends l3 of the legs moving intoengagement with the abutment shoulders l4.

Once the manikin indicator II has been projected it may again be movedback into position as shown in Figure 1 and retained in position by thelatch end 22 engaging within the keeper opening 23 until the button 24is again struck by a missile or projectile.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred embodiment of the same and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claim,

I claim:

In an indicating target, a body comprising a disk-shaped plate, a pairof crescent-shaped plates having their convex edges in line withdiametrically opposite edges of the disk-shaped plate and securedthereto to define a transversely extending slot, a second disk-shapedplate overlying the crescent-shaped plates, the slot extendingcompletely through the body with opposite walls of the slot constitutingguideways for a figure toy normally concealed within the slot betweenthe disk-shaped walls, the walls being abruptly inset at correspondingends adjacent one side of 10 the body to provide abutment shoulders, afigure toy normally concealed in the slot and having legs and anoutwardly directed abutment foot on each leg slidably engaged with theguideway for engagement with an abutment shoulder and means forprojecting the figure toy from its concealed position comprising a pairof elasti ccords respectively attached at one end to a. foot andanchored to a Wall of the guideway outwardly of the abutment shoulders.

ANTON STRAKA.

